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单词 wilful
释义
wilfulwil‧ful British English, willful American English /ˈwɪlfəl/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Billy is a very wilful little boy who's constantly being punished for not doing as he's told.
  • Sometimes kids who are described as difficult or wilful just need a little extra love and attention.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Actually the quarrel was largely due to Apollinaire's careless use of terms and to a rather wilful misunderstanding on the part of Boccioni.
  • And just as her peculiar, rebellious, wilful escapade had gone wrong ... so had theirs.
  • For doubt, full grown, is not a lapse of memory but a wilful refusal to remember.
  • He lived a very wilful life, and the fear of chaos had always haunted him from childhood.
  • Indeed, her doubt could be described as wilful blindness.
  • Partly, no doubt, the figures include at least some wilful or at least entirely feckless credit misusers.
  • She claimed to be doing it only for Jeeta, but there was real, wilful contrariness in it, I suspected.
  • The coroner brought in a verdict of wilful murder.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
refusing to change your mind, even when people think you are wrong or are being unreasonable: · Dave can be really stubborn once he’s made up his mind.· a stubborn old man
very stubborn, in way that is annoying and unreasonable: · I have never met anyone so obstinate.· his obstinate refusal to compromise
informal refusing to change your mind, even when people think that what you want to do is stupid: · I told her she was making a big mistake but she was too pig-headed to listen.· I wish you’d stop being so pig-headed!
very determined to do what you want, often without thinking about the results of your actions – used especially about young people: · As a girl, she had been lively and headstrong.· the headstrong impulsiveness of youth
British English (also willful American English) doing what you want, even after you have been told to stop, or when you know that it is wrong – used especially about children: · He was a spoiled and wilful child, who always got his own way.· She was passionate and wilful – exactly the sort of creature a man ought to avoid.
American English behaving in an unreasonable and often angry way, especially by doing the opposite of what people want you to do: · an ornery kid· Teenagers can be ornery and rude.
Longman Language Activatordeliberately
if you do something deliberately , you do it because you want to do it, and you hope it will have a particular result or effect: · She left the letter there deliberately so that you'd see it.· Police believe the fire was started deliberately.· Rogers was dismissed from the army for deliberately disobeying an order.· I think he was deliberately ignoring me.
spoken if you do something on purpose , you do it deliberately, for example in order to annoy people or to get an advantage for yourself - use this especially about things that are not very important: · I spilled my drink on purpose -- I needed an excuse to leave the room.· Will always pronounces my name wrong. Do you think he does it on purpose?· Is he really that dumb or is he acting that way on purpose?
if you do something intentionally , you do it deliberately - use this especially about actions that are wrong or illegal: · The jury had to decide whether he killed John Bishop intentionally or whether it was an accident.· The mayor denied intentionally misleading the public and proclaimed his innocence.· The article is intentionally provocative and looks likely to cause a stir.
if you knowingly do something wrong or illegal, you do it even though you know it is wrong: · If any employee knowingly breaks the terms of this contract they will be dismissed immediately.· Stansfield would never have knowingly become involved in political espionage.
if you do something consciously , you do it carefully and you think about it as you are doing it, especially because you know what the result of your actions might be: · I don't think she was consciously trying to hurt your feelings.· Most school teachers do not consciously discriminate between their students.
British /willfully American if you wilfully do something, you do it deliberately or do not try to stop it even though you know it is wrong or it will cause harm -- used especially in legal contexts: · The mother could face a charge of wilfully neglecting her children.· The defendants were convicted of wilfully promoting racial hatred.· The new evidence was either not available or was willfully ignored.
said or done in a way that will make other people notice you, especially to show them that you think they should do something: · Miss Phillips looked at the clock pointedly and I realized that it was time for me to leave.· The shopkeeper made a rude comment about shoplifters and looked pointedly at the boy standing next to me.
to deliberately do something because you think it is important to do it, or because you want other people to notice that you have done it: make a point of doing something: · Kramer made a point of looking very bored while the colonel was speaking.· You should make a point of arriving fifteen minutes early at the office every morning -- show that you're keen.make a point of something: · "Did you complain about it?'' "Yes, I made a point of it.''
determined in a way that is annoying or silly
someone who is stubborn refuses to change their mind about something, even when people think they are wrong or are being unreasonable: · I told him it was a bad idea, but Dave's so stubborn that he just never listens.· a stubborn old man
someone who is obstinate always does what they want and refuses to change their mind, even when this is annoying and unreasonable: · How do you deal with an obstinate teenager who always says she isn't hungry?· You know I'm right really. You're just being obstinate.
informal use this about someone who refuses to change their mind when you think that what they want to do is stupid: · He really was the most pig-headed man I've ever had the misfortune to meet.· Don't be so pig-headed! You can't possibly drive home after the amount you've had to drink.
someone who is headstrong is very independent and wants to do things in the way that they want, without listening to other people's advice or thinking about the results of their actions: · Leo's parents soon found that they were completely unable to control their headstrong son.· Suzie was headstrong, and sometimes thoughtless of other people's feelings.
British /willful American someone who is wilful , especially a child or young person, deliberately behaves badly by continuing to do what they want to do, even after they have been told to stop: · Billy is a very wilful little boy who's constantly being punished for not doing as he's told.· Sometimes kids who are described as difficult or wilful just need a little extra love and attention.
if you say that someone will not listen , you mean that they refuse to accept other people's helpful advice or opinions: · I've told him again and again what I think, but he won't listen.not listen to reason: · Wait until she calms down. She's far too upset at the moment to listen to reason.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· He then smashed up his cell and began his detention with a three month sentence for assault and wilful damage.· Unbelievably, they were later fined for, respectively, wilful damage and assault, and obstructing the police.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • He then smashed up his cell and began his detention with a three month sentence for assault and wilful damage.
  • Unbelievably, they were later fined for, respectively, wilful damage and assault, and obstructing the police.
1continuing to do what you want, even after you have been told to stop – used to show disapproval:  a wilful child2wilful damage/disobedience/exaggeration etc deliberate damage etc, when you know that what you are doing is wrong—wilfully adverb—wilfulness noun [uncountable]
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